PeeringDB Arnold Nipper arnold@peeringdb.com 2017-02-28 Apricot 2017, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam 1
Agenda • PeeringDB 2.0 • Membership and Governance • Committees • Sponsorship • Information and Resources 2017-02-28 Apricot 2017, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam 2
What is PeeringDB? • PeeringDB is the database of peering information on the Internet • Contains peering location and contact information for • Networks • Exchanges • Facilities • A PeeringDB record makes it easy for people to find you, and helps you to establish peering • If you aren’t registered in PeeringDB, you can register at https://www.peeringdb.com/register • We use basic verification for new accounts and require current whois information • Please update your whois information • Please register from a company email address 2017-02-28 Apricot 2017, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam 3
PeeringDB 2.0 is Here! • PeeringDB 2.0 launched 15 March, 2016 • Backend database (1.0) discontinued simultaneously • Last legacy SQL dump for public consumption: https://peeringdb.com/v1/dbexport/peeringdb.sql • Investigating 404s for old SQL to contact users • Questions to support@peeringdb.com • Challenges during the launch • Very minor bug fixes required, but overall a success! • Lots of support tickets • 20C (developer contractor) very responsive to community - thanks! • Current release: 2.0.14 2017-02-28 Apricot 2017, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam 4
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Key New Infrastructure Features • Complete rewrite in Python • Python: fast and clean, widely used and supported • HTML5: adaptive design for desktop and mobile • Support for a multideveloper environment • Redesigned schema with data validation • All data is permissioned and editable • Input validation on fields: IP addresses, email addresses, etc. • Validation in PeeringDB record: dropdown box to select ASN at exchange • Data versioning • Revision history for every data change • Easy to restore and roll back • Historical data import from CAIDA going back to 2010 (not available yet) • RESTful API • Stateless • Incremental database syncs • With documentation and tools, oh my! 2017-02-28 Apricot 2017, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam 6
Key New User Features • Facilities and exchanges can now update their own info • Networks are still required to associate their record at a facility or exchange • Multiple records of any type can be associated with an organization • Simpler organization management with a single account for network, facility, exchange records • One account can manage multiple organizations • Manage all of the things with a single account • Users can manage their accounts • Admin account for an organization can delegate fine-grained permissions • Contact info has permissions • Private/users/public permissions • All users must register, no more guest account • Public view can see all info except contact info (no login needed) • APIs and local database sync • Sync PeeringDB to a local database in any engine format 2017-02-28 Apricot 2017, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam 7
RESTful API Designed for Automation • All operations are supported and are designed to be automated • Read • Create • Update • Delete • Each object type has an associated tag • org • net • ix • fac • List of objects: https://peeringdb.com/apidocs/ • API documentation: http://docs.peeringdb.com/api_specs/ 2017-02-28 Apricot 2017, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam 8
Quick Examples Return Output in JSON • List all networks: curl -X GET https://<username>:<password>@www.peeringdb.com/api/net • Show a specific network: curl -X GET https://<username>:<password>@www.peeringdb.com/api/net/20 {"meta": {}, "data": [{"id": 20, "org_id": 10356, "org": {"id": 10356, "name": "20C", "website": "http://20c.com", "notes": "", "net_set": [20], "fac_set": [], "ix_set": [], "address1": "", "address2": "", "city": "Chicago", "country": "US", "state": "IL", "zipcode": "", "created": "2014-11-17T14:59:34Z", "updated": "2016-03-23T20:39:18Z", "status": "ok"}, "name": "20C", "aka": "", "website": "http://20c.com", "asn": 63311, " ... } 2017-02-28 Apricot 2017, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam 9
Local Database Sync • Database sync gives you a local copy of PeeringDB for customization or internal use • Sync as often as you like • Incremental sync is supported • Improves performance and reduces load on PeeringDB servers • Build custom indexes and interfaces • Add custom fields • Choice of database engines • Currently supported: MySQL, Postgres, SQLite • Sync using the provided tools or build your own using the API 2017-02-28 Apricot 2017, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam 10
Django Library • django-peeringdb is a Django library with a local PeeringDB database sync • Defines the database schema to create a local database copy • Easy to integrate in a common framework for locals tools and custom interfaces • Supports multiple database engines (MySQL, Postgres, SQLite) • Available at http://peeringdb.github.io/django-peeringdb/ 2017-02-28 Apricot 2017, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam 11
Python Client • peeringdb-py is a Python client for PeeringDB • Gets objects and outputs in JSON or YAML format • Provides a whois-like display of records • Integrated local database sync • Python library for integration with custom tools • Available at http://peeringdb.github.io/peeringdb-py/ • Examples at https://github.com/grizz/pdb-examples 2017-02-28 Apricot 2017, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam 12
Status Page http://status.peeringdb.com/ 2017-02-28 Apricot 2017, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam 13
Beta Development and Reporting Issues • Beta server • Available at https://beta.peeringdb.com/ • Runs the latest beta software version • Full access over HTTP and the API • Database is local to the beta server only, changes are not reflected on the production servers • Latest changes • Available at https://beta.peeringdb.com/changes • Redirects to the list of issues on GitHub • Documents all of the changes in the current beta version • Log bugs and feature requests at https://github.com/peeringdb/peeringdb/issues on GitHub 2017-02-28 Apricot 2017, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam 14
Agenda • PeeringDB 2.0 • Membership and Governance • Committees • Sponsorship • Information and Resources 2017-02-28 Apricot 2017, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam 15
Membership and Governance • PeeringDB organization formally formed 16 Dec, 2015 • PeeringDB 501(c)(6) filed 7 Jan, 2016 (approved 24 Feb, 2016) • 2 nd election held April 2016: 94 organizations registered, 80 voted • 3 rd election scheduled for April 2017 • 299 addresses subscribed to the Governance mailing list (as of 17 Oct 2016) • A corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other legal business entity may be a Member of the Corporation. Membership is determined by having both an active PeeringDB.com account and an individual representative or role subscription to the PeeringDB Governance mailing list: • http://lists.peeringdb.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pdb-gov • More information available at http://gov.peeringdb.com/ 2017-02-28 Apricot 2017, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam 16
Board of Directors and Officers Chris Caputo – Secretary & Treasurer Patrick Gilmore – Director Matt Griswold – Director (Non-Board Member) (Term Expires 2017) (Term Expires 2017) Aaron Hughes – President Arnold Nipper – Director Job Snijders – Vice President (Term Expires 2018) (Term Expires 2017) (Term Expires 2018) 2017-02-28 Apricot 2017, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam 17
Committees Admin Committee Product Committee • Manage administration of user accounts and • Ask for input from the community on desired PeeringDB records features • Answer support tickets • Manage roadmap and development priorities • Board members Job Snijders (Chair) and • Write SoWs to solicit bids to complete Arnold Nipper (Vice Chair) requested features • Seeking 2 community volunteers (1 year term) • Board members Aaron Hughes (Chair) and Matt Griswold (Vice Chair) • Contact: support@peeringdb.com • Seeking 0 community volunteers (1 year term) • Contact: productcom@lists.peeringdb.com 2017-02-28 Apricot 2017, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam 18
Admin Committee Samer Hendrik Kate Peter Florian Abdel-Hafez Braasch Gerry Helmenstine Hibler Eric Arnold Nipper – Eduardo Job Snijders – Michael Lindsjö Vice Chair Ascenço Reis Chair Still 2017-02-28 Apricot 2017, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam 19
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